Manure gatherer and loader



Patented sept. la, |898.

J. PETERSON.

MANURE GATHEREB AND LADER.

(Application led Aug, 18, y1897,)

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No. 6|0,609. Patented Sept. I3,- |898.

' J. PETERSON.

MANURE GATHERER AND LADER.

(Application filed Aug. 18, 1897.)

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NiTED STATES PATENT EETOE.

MANURE GATHERER AND LOADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 610,609, dated September 13, 1898.

Application lerl August 18, 1897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PETERSON, of St. Peter, in the county of Nicollet and State of Minnesota, have invented a certain new and Improved Manure Gatherer and Loader, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to manure-loaders, and particularlyto that class in which each apparatus includes a derrick and fork.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and cheap device which may be made or bought by farmers, the cost thereof placing the same within the reach of an individual.

A further object of the invention is to provide a derrick and fork which may be handled by one or two menand may be operated both quickly and easily; and a further object of the invention is to provide a comparatively light and compact device which may be easily transported from place to place and set up readyfor use within a very few minutes.

My invention consists generally in the combination, with a mast, of a boom pivoted at the lowerend thereof and a dumping fork or shovel suspended from' orconnected with said mast and boom by suitable tackle,where by said fork or shovel may be drawn toward said mast and raised and swung into any desired position, and means for locking said fork Or shovel, said fork being adaptedrto tilt or rotate to discharge its contents andto automatically return to its normal position.

Further, the invention consists in detail constructions and in combination of parts, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the fork. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same on the line XX of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a plan View of that portion of the handle not shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section on the line Y Y of Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 illustrates a dumping-shovel in place of a fork. I

As shown in the drawings, 2 represents the mast,which at the foot is provided with a pivot-pin 3, held in a foot-block. 4, fastened Serial No. 648,641. (No model.)

to the ground by pins or stakes 5. 'The upper end of the mast is provided with the pin 7, on which there is a plate 8, to -which are attached the upper ends of three or more guyropes 9. In this way the mast is held upright and will support the load on the'boom lO. This boom has its lower end 11 pivoted in the ears or block 12, provided near the lower end of mast 2, ,and at its upper end lthe boom is provided with rings 13 and ltand "alsowith a sheave 15. The boom -hoisting rope 16 is fastened in the ring 13 and extends from thence over a sheave 17 in the top of the mast and has its free end fastened on a cleat at the lower part of the mast. The boom when once adj listed is not often raised or lowered, but simply swings with the mast,which latter rotates in the block t and the plate 3. At the lower end of the mast there is a sheave 20, swiveled thereto, and in the upper end of the mast there is a iixed sheave 21. These carry the draft-rope 22, which passesup the mast and down to the end of the boom. From the sheave 15 the rope is carried down and around a pulley-block 23 and thence back up to a fastening in the eye 14. The block 23 is provided with a hook 24 to engage a swivel-eye 25 on the bail 26 of the large fork. This fork comprises a frame rigidly secured on the long handle 27 and carrying the fork proper be tween its arms. The'construction of the fork will be best yunderstood by refere'n'ce'to Figs. 2 to 4, where it will be seen that the' frame comprises bars 29, extending laterally from the end of the handle 27 and provided with oppositely-turned right-angled extensions 29 and 29, the latter being secured to the handle 27 by bolts 30. 31 3l are braces for the frame, having one end secured to the handle and the other to the bars 29 at the junction of the extension 29 therewith. The frame is further strengthened by the employment of a metal cross-beam 32, resting upon the top of the handle 27 and secured 'by clips 33 to the ends of the bar 29. The bail 26is pivoted to the ends of the two arms of the frame or fork, and the same pivots or bolts 37 are made to secure the tilting fork or scraper. The fork has a bent frame or cradle portion comprising the downwardly.- bent arms or ends 34, the raised back strip 35, and the bot tom bar 36, which bar, it will be noticed, is

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- considerably below the pivot-bolts 37.

3S is Y a quadrant Vvor toothed rack secured on the Vunder side of the handle 27. The bar is impelled forward Vby a spring and may be drawn back by a small lever 4l, provided on Vthe outer endof the handle vand connected to Y the lock-'bar by'a wire or Vrod 42. VThe handie or beam 27 is preferably provided with Y cross-handles 43. Y The fork-teethV 44 have up- Y Y Wardly-curved rear ends and at theV top are attened,so as to be Vriveted to theV bar 35.

VThe teeth aresecured to the bottom bar 36V by strap-clips 46, riveted to said bar. Y Flat iron is preferably usedfor the teeth, and the Y ends of the teeth are preferably sharpened,

so that they will easily enter a pile ofthe ma# terial.

sides, as shown in Fig. 6. The pivot-point of thefork is so disposed that the fork will naturally return to its locked position when Y empty; butwhen aV load of material is on the fork the Weight, bein g'more upon the forward ends of the'tee'th than upon the rear ends,

Y causes the fork to Vdump automatically when Y itis unlocked.V

The operation of my device isV as follows: The Vmast is erected Vand the wagon is driven underthe boom, whichrlatter is adjustedat Y the proper height. The ropes are carried through the sheaves to the pulley on the forkbail, andthe apparatus is ready for use. TheV horse is hitched to the draft-rope 22, and with one man to attend to the horse and another man grasping the handles ofV the fork-frame the manure, dirt, or other material may be easily and quickly conveyed from a point distant from the mast to a point beneath the boom, after which the continued movement of the horse will elevate the fork. When the fork arrives at the proper elevation, the man in charge of the same will pull or push upon the long handle to swing the fork and the boom over the wagon and then draw back on y the short lever 41 to release the fork, whereupon its contents will be dumped into the wagon or car. The handle is of such a length that it remains in the hands of the operator at all times. When' the material slides from the fork, the fork will at once tip back, and, being locked by the return of the bolt, is ready to be deposited on the ground and drawn back into position to take on a new load.

Vclaim as new and In placeof the fork I may substitute a scoop or scraperrhaving a solid bottom and V handle, the fork pivoted in said frame and the wet places and'for many other purposes other thanV thatoi`V load in g man u re from stable-yards.

Having thus Vdescribed ,my invention', I

Patent- Y Y Y Y Y 1. The combination, with Va mast and a boom pivotedthereto, of means for supportdesire to secure by Letters ing said mast ina: vertical position and per-V mitting same to rotate, a hoisting-tackle, a hailed fork orscoop pivoted upon a long handle, by which handle the movement of the same is directed, and means in connection with said handle for locking said fork, or scoop, and for unlocking same toV permit'the fork or scoop to tilt Vor rotate,V and said fork being adapted to automatically return toits tents, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the frame, of the strengthening-bar restingupon said handle and having its ends secured to said'frame by suitable clips, substantially as described. Y Y

3. The combination, ofthe handle provided with the fork-frame, with the fork pivoted in Vnormal position after'discharging its 'con-V said frame, and means upon the handle for i locking Vsaid fork in said frame, saidrfork adapted to dump when loadedV and released,

and to automatically return when empty, substantially as described.

V4. The combination, with a mast, anda Vboom pivoted thereto, of means for adjusting the elevation of said boom, a draft-'rope or tackle provided in connection with said mast and boom, the fork or scoop provided with a bail connected with said draft-rope, means for locking the'same, said fork being adapted to tilt or rotate to discharge its contents and to automatically return to its normal position, substantially as described.

5. The combination, With the fork-frame and handle, of the arms 34 pivotally secured thereto, the cross bars or strips 35 and 36, the fork-teeth 44 secured thereto, and the rack 38 secured to said cross bars or strips, and means engaging said rack to lock the fork and to permit tilting of the same, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of August, A. D. 1897.

JOHN PETERSON. In presence of C. G. HAWLEY, W. PIERCE CoWLEs.

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